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MCC2014: The Tasting Room

A brief glimpse of the Industry Invitational tasting room (there were about 25 booths – this is just a portion): Links: Sorel Harvest Spirits Farm Distillery Albany Distilling Company One of the more interesting tables was the Old Spirits Company: … Continue reading

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Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club

Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club. 514 Union St. between Nevins Street and Third Avenue in Gowanus. R train to Union, or F/G train to Carroll. (347) 223–4410. www.royalpalmsshuffle.com. Open Monday–Wednesday, 6 pm–midnight; Thursday and Friday, 6 pm–2 am; Saturday, noon–2 am; … Continue reading

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Brooklyn Night Bazaar (out of date)

Brooklyn Night Bazaar.  Since drawing this comic, the Brooklyn Bazaar has moved and  changed its concept, so this comic is very out of date. Check out the new place at  www.bkbazaar.com. Like this comic? Get a print!

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MCC2014: Your own personal martini

So I checked out the seminar “The Martini – The World’s Most Personal Drink” in hopes of changing my mind. It started out well: The Gypsy Queen, invented at the Russian Tea Room, is pretty simple: 2 parts vodka 1 … Continue reading

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MCC2014: Industry Invitational

My second day of the Cocktail Classic was all about the Industry Invitational, a series of lectures, workshops, and seminars for people “in the industry” – e.g. bartenders, distillers, and journalists. First stop: “The Art of Ice and Tastes of … Continue reading

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MCC2014: Afternoon Punch

After the bitters lecture I raced downtown for Afternoon Punch at the Dead Rabbit, hosted by Imbibe Magazine. Imbibe is a great magazine about drinking – every time I pick it up I think “I should read this more often.” … Continue reading

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MCC2014: I’ll Take Manhattans!

My first event of the 2014 Manhattan Cocktail Classic was Dale DeGroff‘s lecture on the history of bitters, titled “I’ll Take Manhattans!” at the Macao Trading Company in Tribeca. Bitters were essential to the invention of cocktails. The first reference … Continue reading

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Featherweight

Featherweight. 135 Graham Ave. between Johnson Avenue and Boerum Street in Bushwick. L train to Montrose. (347) 763–0872. www.featherweightbk.com. Open Sun, Tue–Wed, 7 pm–2 am; Thu–Sat, 7 pm–3 am. (there’s also a door inside Sweet Science that connects to Featherweight). … Continue reading

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Glorietta Baldy

  Glorietta Baldy. 502 Franklin Ave. between Fulton Street and Jefferson Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant. C train/Shuttle to Franklin Ave. (718) 389–3904, www.502franklinbar.com. Open Mon–Thu, 4 pm–4 am; Sat–Sun, 2 pm–4 am. Like this comic? Get a print!

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Happy Fun Hideaway

Happy Fun Hideaway. 1211 Myrtle Ave. between Bushwick and Willoughby avenues in Bushwick. J/M/Z train to Myrtle Ave. No phone. www.facebook.com/HappyfunHideaway. Open daily, 4 pm–4 am. Like this comic? Get a print!

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